Screening Nostalgia provides a cogent summary of the history of
America's love affair with nostalgia as well as offering useful
examples of how to mobilize nostalgia in critically sophisticated
ways. The text is engaging and accessible and should have wide
appeal, particularly among scholars and students of film and
American cultural history." . Southwest Journal of Cultures
"In this fascinating in-depth study of the impact of nostalgia
on contemporary American cinema, Christine Sprengler unpicks the
history of the concept and explores its significance in theory and
practice. She offers a lucid analysis of the development of
nostalgia in American society and culture, navigating a path
through the key debates and aligning herself with recent attempts
to recuperate its critical potential. This journey opens up the
myriad permutations of nostalgia across visual and material culture
and their interface with cinema, with the 1950s emerging as a
privileged moment. Four case studies (Sin City, Far From Heaven,
The Aviator and The Good German) analyse the ways in which aspects
of visual design such as props, costume and colour contribute to
the nostalgic aesthetic, allowing for both critical distance and
emotion. Written with verve, style and impressive attention to
detail, Screening Nostalgia is an invaluable addition to existing
scholarship. It is also essential reading for anyone interested in
the ways in which we access the past through cinema." . Pam Cook,
Professor Emerita in Film, University of Southampton"
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